Aarne-Thompson-Uther (ATU) - Types of Folktales

859B: The Penniless Wooer: Money in Hand

ATU > 850-999: REALISTIC TALES > 850-869: The Man Marries the Princess > 859B: The Penniless Wooer: Money in Hand

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An uncle gives the boy a coin and food to hold while he woos for him. He tells the girl's father that the boy has a piece of money in hand and plenty to eat. Wins the girl. [K1917.2].

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